<p>What is more important when it comes to acceptance letters.</p>
<p>Is it the the GPA you produce or the AP score..( I am not sure but i heard colleges dont know your ap score until you get accepted.</p>
<p>I know colleges look to see how rigorous your schedule is and APs help contribute, but why does everyone stress out so much over the AP exams, dont the GPAs count more?</p>
<p>ex. Is it better to have an A+ avg in AP Chem over a 5 on the AP test</p>
<p>thx</p>
<p>they don’t technically get it, but you certainly can mention. You can especially mention it if you get a scholar award.</p>
<p>GPA is way more impo.</p>
<p>GPA is more important.</p>
<p>Another question, can one retake a test during the late test date even if they took it during the regular test date (the reason i ask is that i am borderline 4/5 on a test i took because the proctor was horrible and ended up reducing our overall test taking time by about 25-30 minutes ;( )</p>
<p>APs aren’t technically designed to be used as factors in college admissions.</p>
<p>They’re just for college credit.</p>
<p>Some university apps don’t even have a spot to report AP scores.</p>
<p>So, really, I don’t think AP scores are very important in terms of college admissions.</p>
<p>GPA is faaaaaaaaaaaaar more important.</p>
<p>Focus on getting A’s in your AP Classes, and not so much 5’s.</p>
<p>Are they really not available for admissions decisions? I’m not sure how you would send them but just the same… they could definitely help.</p>
<p>Sadly, I dont think you can retake the test during the makeup date because you would have to register for both, right- Since you didn’t pay for the test twice? Next year you definitely can though.</p>
<p>Are they really not available for admissions decisions? I’m not sure how you would send them but just the same… they could definitely help.</p>
<p>Sadly, I dont think you can retake the test during the makeup date because you would have to register for both, right- Since you didn’t pay for the test twice? Next year you definitely can though.</p>
<p>GPA is definitely more important but you can boost that image with a strong test score.</p>
<p>Are they really not available for admissions decisions? I’m not sure how you would send them but just the same… they could definitely help.</p>
<p>Sadly, I dont think you can retake the test during the makeup date because you would have to register for both, right- Since you didn’t pay for the test twice? Next year you definitely can though.</p>
<p>GPA is definitely more important but you can boost that image with a strong test score.</p>
<p>AP and GPA are both factored into admissions. In fact, NYU recently made the SAT I optional, and instead students are allowed to take either 2-3 AP or SAT II’s in place of the SAT I. </p>
<p>But back the the original point, colleges look for a positive correlation between your grade in the course (gpa) and your AP score. So, if you get a 97 in, lets say, your AP Calculus AB course, but get a 2 on the AP test, it will hurt their perception of your school’s teaching and your overall GPA (specifically for that subject). On the other hand, if you get an 82 but receive a 5 on the AP test, then they will understand that the course was hard and they will view your GPA on the “low side”. Essentially, the AP scores are used to determine the ‘actual’ strength of your GPA in the context of your school.</p>
<p>How would a A/4 be viewed? (I’m wondering because I was the first person to have ever received an A in this class in the history of my school, but the proctor of the AP exam reduced our available test taking time by about 30% (30 minutes) on a section which most likely adversely affected my score)</p>
<p>to kind of expand on what fadeaway said, if you get a C in a class but a 5 on an AP, colleges will think youre a slacker and maybe didnt give your effort in the class.</p>
<p>conversely, if you get an A in the class, but do really poorly on the AP, they might see it as devaluing your A because you didnt actually learn anything.</p>
<p>so, unless you do really well on both, i would just keep your scores to yourself.</p>
<p>databox, you’re really freaking out about this 4, and i dont know why, even the smartest of kids get 4’s on half their AP’s. One of my friends is going to MIT next year and he has a handful of 4’s (although a majority of 5’s)</p>
<p>and edit: if you report the situation to collegeboard, i’m sure they will let you retake the test if you really want to. Do you have other people in the class that can confirm that the teacher shorted your time?</p>
<p>^Yes, I have a class full of people who can confirm this.</p>
<p>And I don’t know if I got a 4, but there is about 10-20% chance that I may have gotten a 4, which is really annoying me because this is one of my best subjects and I consistently scored over 90% raw on all of my practice tests throughout the year =(</p>
<p>databox:
An A/4 is fine. It only looks fishy when theres a huge disparity. Colleges understand that you may have had a bad day or the teacher was slightly easy/hard. Its only when its A+/2 (which happened to my friend) or a B-/4 (which isnt that bad, but a 4 should get you a B+ish).</p>
<p>I am in high school sophomore year. Would colleges consider it as a negative if I took an AP course but did not take the AP exam? Please confirm my understanding that only AP courses contribute to GPA and AP exams are more for getting credit in college after I join? Does AP exam result also contribute to my college admission or is it only for the benefit after joining college? I would appreciate any advise in this regard.</p>